May 2019 Dividends Received

Here is a tally of the dividends received in May. Amounts are in US Dollars.

May for my portfolio is a light month due to the type of stocks I picked in my portfolio. Most stocks pay once every quarter, a few like Realty Income (O) pay every month. Some companies pay twice a year, such as some foreign companies with ADR listings in the USA. I prefer quarterly paying companies with qualified dividends based in USA.

In a well diversified portfolio, one will be able to receive dividend income every month. Some companies pay on 1/4/7/10 months, some pay 2/5/8/11, and some 3/6/9/12. Some may have slips or do dividends earlier instead of following a strict +3 month cycle. For example some may do 3/6/9/1 (as December slips into January).

It is important to focus on the quarterly moving average. Or compare months inside the same quarter (i.e. 1/4/7/10 or 2/5/8/11) if one has mainly quarterly paying companies. Tracking the growth on a comparable basis is important o know if one's portfolio is growing in the right way.

In June I am expecting $1700 and July $1750 in dividends.

Ticker	Total	Taxable	401k
T	$228.36	$228.36
CLX	$125.66	$125.66
PG	$123.62	$112.35	$11.27
APD	$116.19	$116.19
GIS	$82.40	$45.16	$37.24
CL	$72.83	$60.28	$12.55
O	$70.93		$70.93
SBUX	$52.78	$40.48	$12.30
GD	$41.38	$41.38
ABT	$31.38	$31.38
MA	$31.12	$15.61	$15.51
INTEREST	$0.94	$0.42	$0.52
	$977.59	$817.27	$160.32